It's funny how being a mother or father makes you live your own childhood again. Everyday situations with our baby remind us of our past experiences and we can't help thinking about how things have changed so much from one generation to another.
We observe the excesses as a general tonic in everything that surrounds the child: excess of clothes, of stimuli, of information for parents, of expenses… but neither does it make much sense to compare in terms of better or worse, we simply have to live different times and, with a little common sense, we can extract the best of both. It is the case of traditional games.
For a defender of technology, computer applications aimed at children and modern toys that contribute to develop the skills and stimulate the child's senses, talking about the benefits of traditional games may seem a contradiction, but it is not at all .
The game is always beneficial
Every game must provide fun, entertainment and provide the child with extra skills or knowledge. Each game works different areas of development, therefore, the key from my point of view is in the variety and proper rotation of activities.
Which is better for the child: learn to draw through a computer app or paint with chalk on the street floor? I have no doubt: the combination of both activities. His days with the computer help him acquire essential skills today and facilitate another type of learning. Painting in the street with chalk, develops his creativity in a wider space, teaches him to share chalk and 'canvas' with other children and to carry out a group activity, contributing to strengthen social ties.
Learn words, numbers, colors ... through a friend in the form of a stuffed animal or play see-see with mom? Both options are fun and contribute to language enrichment and are not exclusive at all.
Make music by stepping on the keys of a piano or the dry leaves of the park? Why not both?
Streamlining toys
I don't know if it's my perception or reality, but I observe a generation of more conciliatory parents, who know how to combine with skill the benefits of traditional games in an environment marked by consumerism and technological advances. We rationalize the purchase of toys based on the age of the child and their needs, we are committed to knowledge and the rational use of technology, but we are still able to take advantage of a chalk, a tree leaf or a rope.
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